Posts Tagged ‘incubator’
Monday, September 29th, 2008
Back on the Map!
Ron Shank and Levi Garrett described how scared they were with the weather
that had the tornado whistle blowing. Everyone hit the bunkers and waited
for the storm to pass. Ron’s GM Dealership had some hail damage. The new
church suffered some water damage.
City Council meet to get BNIM’s Master plan approved and the presentation is made.
Council approves the plan with a 5-0 vote. (more…)
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
May 2008
The new city council is meeting for the first time. Mayor Dixson asked Steve
Hewitt to give the administration update. Steve lets the council know that
the business incubator is fully funded. Kim Alderfer, Recovery Coordinator,
and Steve visit the business incubator site only to find that 3 days of rain
has slowed all activity.
Tyler Schmidt is running for student body president. Shane Engelken is also
running for student body president. They put their flyers together, hung
them in the most unique areas and are getting their speeches ready. (more…)
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
April 29, 2008
One year after the tornado
Farrell Allison’s house is being invaded by CBS news. Greensburg is getting
ready for the 1 year anniversary. They are going to break ground on the business
incubator, a memorial service for those that died due to the tornado, and
re-dedicate the new water tower. The seniors will be graduating, and the
President will be in town.
Dealing with the news media gives them exposure to hopefully extra monies to (more…)
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
March 2008
What’s left of Greensburg State Bank built in 1989 is getting demolished.
Dee Corns, employee and wife of the Bank President tells of rebuilding the
bank in the same location. They will build green using eco-block (icf).
There was a lot of material reclaimed from the bank before the demo
started.
Robert Mitchum, city council member, discusses who might be mayor. (more…)
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Studio 804 arrives at the defunct Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, 285 miles from
Greensburg, to dismantle one of the abandoned buildings and reuse the structural
wood and materials for the skin of the new Arts Center. They stage the new building
construction in a warehouse in Lawrence.
January 9,2008, Stacy Barnes, President of the Arts Center Board, holds the first
meeting of the board, now renamed the 5.4.7 Arts Center, the date of the tornado.
Her mother and father have purchased some land for the Arts Center and will donate
it at the appropriate time. She tells the board that Studio 804 has offered to (more…)
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